Toy rocket



June 16, 1953 v. R. GERSMEHL, sR 2,542,289

' Toy ROCKET Filed June 2o, 195o 2 sheets-sheet 1 v miam@ ATTO RN EYBJune 16, 1953 v. R. GERSMEHL, sR

TOY ROCKET Filed .zumV 2o, 195o 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented June 16,l19553V i U 1 V:o Frs-res i i l 2,642,289 .y

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finalisation June ab, 19st', f'seri'al No. Trgers y vsomme. (o1.ima-'umass This invention relates to 'toysvof the-airborne type, and inparticular a projectileinithe ferrn 'of a rocket vhavingfresilientVprojecting V:means therein-'and a stand in which'lthe'projectileisiemovably held whereby'withlthe"projectile teinporarily held in thestand and an elastic #elei ment drawn rearwardly fand released the forceof the impact shoots the projectile from the stand intotheair.

The purpose of this invention isw'to provide a toy rocket 'that is selfpropelling and: that may readily be shot from a stand or the like.

Various types of propelling'means have been provided for toysand,particularly for different types of aircraft but owing: tothepopularity of the rocket ships it has been found desirable "to v.providea toy that maynbefshot into the air. With this thought in mindy this'invention vcontemplates an elongated tubular projectile having aresilient element therein with the resilient element secured in theforward end of the projectile and having a knob positioned to extendfrom the rear whereby the knob may be drawn rearwardly and released toprovide the propelling means for the projectile.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forminga toy in the form of a rocket and whereby the toy may be shot throughthe air by propelling means incorporated therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide s a toy projectile of therocket type that may be reused.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination of a toyprojectile and stand whereby the projectile may be discharged from thestand with its own power. y y

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy rocket which is ofa comparatively simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies an elongated tubular body having a pointed nose with a plugproviding a bumper positioned in the rear end and with a resilientelement secured in a bushing in the forward end and provided with agripping knob on the rear end positioned to impact the plug.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

2 "Ward the 'ar'dj'ehd of the lroketjand st'alrfi'd. ,Y-imre iis falong'iftudiirial section lthrough lthe rocket taken on line 4-v--41ofFigure *Figure 'li's fa lcross section through the forward ena for #theresserre-ken on line' 5-45 or rsteine 14. 'Iii'g-uite is a detailkshowing fa rnodiilcation 'wherein 'a tubular elein'nt l"forinei'offiubbei' is se'd ias Z'the propelling'elementinstead of `'a-"sprlirg-'fFlif'gure 'Tis-"a view showing 'a further1'n'cfd-i'iet` tion wherein'the rocket i's forine'd of rubber halviing e. solid hose `vvithan1asticshaft of lredul'zd diameter. Y N

Figure 8 is fa nro'sssctionthrough the 'rocket shown lin Figli e 7 takenon line `Ile-8 thereof. "I jltefeirfing new to the-'drawings' "whereinlike grefe'rence characters denote corresponding parte .the toy rocketof this inventionli's lfori'ned with a 'tutelar 'body In., having a noseH "with a plug .ft2 :inthe 'rear end va'ii'idtvith `'a coil spring 113lsecured in the forward end by a bushing III and having a knob I5 on theopposite end.

A projectile is provided' with a pin I6 that extends through the bushingI4 and the ends of the pin are positioned in. sockets I I and I8 ,inbearing elements I9 and 20 of posts 2I and 22, respectively. The postsare mounted on a stand 23 and the upper parts of the postsI are held inspaced relation by a brace 24.

With the pin I6 extended through the body of the projectile or rocketand positioned with the ends in the sockets II and I8 a forwardlyexerted force will shoot the projectile forward with the ends of the pinleaving the sockets.

The tubular body I0 of the projectile or rocke is formed with itsgreatest width at the point 25 i and from this point the wall convergesto the nose II and the rear portionalso tapers to a smaller diameter atthe rear end in which the plug I2 is positioned. The outer surface ofthe rear portion oftheV rocket is provided with ns 2B that extendradially outward as illustrated in Figure 3.

drawn rearwardly by the knob I5 to the position shown in dotted lines inFigure 4 and then'released the force of the spring snaps the forwardFigure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the toy rocketpositioned in the stand.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the rocket also showing the rocket positionedin the stand.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view looking toend of the knob againstthe surface of the plug IZLthereby shooting the projectile or rocketforwardly.

` The tubular body I0 may be made,A of thin'plas- 1 tic; paper, or anysuitable materialland the nose similar to the knob I5 and the tube issecured in` N the knob by a pin 35. In the design illustrated in Figures7 and 8 the. rocket is provided with a solid rubber nose 36 with a pin31 extended therethrough 'andan elastic"- strip 38 extends from thenose, toa knob. 39 that is secured on the outer end ofthe strip by4 apin 40. This unit is inserted in the tubular body I0 Y with the forwardend` of the tubular body mounted onthe shoulder 4I at the rear end ofthe nose 3e. In'fthis design the outer -shell is Aindicated by thenumeralfdZ. g I i i v With the parts arranged this manner the rocket ispositioned Yin the stand, as illustrated-in Figures 1,- 2, and ,3andzwith the stand held inone hand the knob Ifis drawn rearwardly withthe Aother land upon release of the knob itjis drawn forwardly by thespring I3 to engage or impact the end of the plug I2 and the force ofthe impact 30 drives the rock-et or projectile forwardly through theair.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit of the .3

invention. f

What Ais claimed is:

1. A toy rocket comprisinga tubular body having a pointed nose andanopen blunt rear end,

4 a bushing in said body adjacent the said pointed nose, a pin extendingthrough said bushing transversely thereof and each end of said pinprojecting outwardly of the body, a plug having a longitudinallyextending bore and an enlarged impact portion positioned in the openblunt end of said body, a resilient element positioned in said body withone end xed to said pin and the other end extending outwardly of thebody through the bore in said plug, a knob on the last said end havingan'impact portion thereon adapted to engage the impact portion of saidplug and said resilient element is adapted to be extended beyond the endg of said plug by means of manual operation of said knob so that whensaid knob is released the impact portion thereon will forcibly engagethe impact portion on the plug to drive the body forward.

2. A toy rocket as in claim 1 wherein a stand is provided for releasablyholding the said body by means of the ends of the pin extendingoutwardly of the said body.

3. A toy rocket as in claim 1 wherein radially disposed fins arepositioned on the exterior'surface of the body adjacent the open bluntend thereof.

- VEEN R. GERSMEHL, SR.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,486,807 Skala. Mar. 11, 1924 FOREIGN rni'rrzN'rs NumberCountry Date 20,041 Great Britain i907 523,614 France 1921

